Toronto Cleaning Up After Flood

The city of Toronto continues to clean-up and repair roads and facilities damaged by storm that struck last week.

Emergency services staff responded to over 1,700 calls. In addition, city staff have responded to several hundred calls for assistance related to flooding. As a result of the excellent work of the emergency services and city staff the storm did not result in any major injuries or deaths.

Crews continued work throughout the weekend and work is expected continue on major projects this week.

Mayor David Miller thanked residents for their patience and cooperation during the incident and the clean-up that is now underway, "The clean-up and repair of the areas still affected will take some time. Residents have helped tremendously by cleaning up debris and advising the city of areas that need attention," said Mayor Miller. "The amount of rain that fell in such a short time was extraordinary by any standard—the response of emergency crews and city staff cushioned the impact of the storm."

Source: TNS